Six Nations Trivia

As one of Europe’s oldest sports tournaments, the Six Nations witnessed its fair share of record breaking performances and memorable moments:

  • England is the most successful team in the history of the Six Nations having won the tournament 26 times, taking 12 Grand Slams. The English have also claimed the most Triple Crowns – 23.

  • Italy holds the record for the worst thrashing suffered in a Six Nations match, losing 80-23 to England in 2001. The match also saw England set the record for most points score by a team in the Six Nations.

  • After a slow start, France has dominated the Six Nations tournament during the last half-century, winning the tournament 77 times since taking its inaugural Six Nations win in 1954.

  • A Scotsman holds the Six Nations record for most tries scored in a single match. Scotland’s GC Lindsay scored 5 tries when Scotland defeated Wales in 1887.

  • The Scots also fielded the player to score the most tries in a single Five Nations tournament, with Ian Smith scoring 8 tries during Scotland’s 1925 campaign.

  • England flyhalf Johnny Wilkinson holds the record for most points scored in a Six Nations match, scoring 35 points in England’s 80-25 drubbing of the Italians in 2001.

  • Wilkinson also holds the record for most points scored in a season, notching up 89 points during the 2001 Six Nations championship.

  • Wales holds the record for the best defensive effort in a Six Nations campaign, conceding only two tries during the 2008 Six Nations Championship.

  • Despite European rugby becoming more competitive in the last decade, Grand Slams have become a more frequent occurrence. Eleven of the last twenty title holders achieved Grand Slams to win the Six Nations.

  • Scotland was the first country other than England to win the tournament outright, winning the Home Nations in 1887.

  • One of the oldest trophies in international sport is awarded at the Six Nations, with the Calcutta Cup awarded to the winner of the match between Scotland and England.

  • The Six Nations trophy is crafted from stirling silver, and has an estimated value of £55,000. The inside of the trophy was recently plated with gold to protect it from the corrosive properties of champagne.

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France7/413/86/413/87/411/813/813/813/8
Wales5/213/55/25/25/25/211/411/411/4
England5/210/37/25/25/25/211/435/2
Ireland11/2611/211/211/2611/211/211/2
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Italy150125200150150200150150150

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RBS Six Nations Table
Position Team P W D L Pts
1France11002
2England11002
3Wales11002
4Ireland10010
5Scotland10010
6Italy10010
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